The owners of several medical shops are exploiting the sale of generic drugs under the guise of branded drugs. Retailers make about 18 to 20 per cent profits of selling branded drugs, and make 70 to 200 per cent of profits selling generic drugs. This is a common practice in Telangana without any governance or […]
Category: EDITORIAL & OPED
Many Dishoused People With Mental Illness Living On The Brink
Beyond this silhouette, however, is an individual surviving in an alternate reality, with a sense of impending doom, largely oblivious to the present, and it to her. A speeding vehicle hits her and rambles on, leaving her injured in the corner, too weak to scream. Limping her way across to a somewhat safe location, she […]
Heritage Tagged 115-Year Old Telangana Assembly Building Portion Collapsed
A portion of the elevation of the Telangana Assembly building collapsed and fell0 into the premises. The 115-year old Assembly building is a heritage structure. Fortunately, no one was injured as the debris fell into the empty garden area in the vicinity of the Assembly in Hyderabad. According to security personnel who were on duty […]
Why ‘Aasra Pensions’ For 1.89 Lakhs Beneficiaries Not Received Since Last 2-Years In Telangana?
The Aasara pension scheme was introduced to lend a helping hand to senior citizens who fall in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category, Persons with Disabilities (PwD), widows, weavers, single women and HIV patients in the State. A total of 1,88,876 beneficiaries in Telangana have not received their Aasra pension at least for the past two […]
Deadly ‘Protection Money Mafia’ Is On Prowl In Hyderabad
The Protection money mafia or ‘Mamool mafia’ or ‘Hafta Vasool mafia’, operating around Hyderabad is back, almost immediately after the street side hawkers returned for business. The local Goons and pahelwans are back to extorting ‘mamools’ or protection money from hawkers while the shop-keepers too step in to imposing and collecting a little ‘fee’ for allowing […]
Sheer ‘Bias’ Allegations On Hyderabad Cricket Association In ‘Player Selections’
The sheer injustice in cricket selection in Hyderabad Cricket Association makes young talented cricketers angry and parents, club secretaries stage protest alleging bias in selection of teams for various categories at Gymkhana grounds in Secunderabad. ‘Baap ki jagir hai’? (Is it their father’s property?). An angry Mohammed Azeem Ali, father of an aggrieved cricketer Junaid […]
What Made Legendary Player ‘Wasim Jaffer’ To Quit Uttarakhand Cricket?
Culture of cricket on both sides of the border suggested itself at this stage as a theme because of the shocking developments in Uttarakhand Cricket. Coach Wasim Jaffer, a legendary batsman (no one in cricketing history has scored over 19,000 runs in first class cricket) resigned from his job, harried by allegations of “communal bias” […]
‘KCR Ko Ghussa Kyun Aata Hai?’
Chief Minister KCR was interrupted during a speech in Nagarjuna Sagar in Telangana and lost his cool when some people allegedly tried to create a commotion. Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao lost his cool while he was in Nagarjuna Sagar to seek votes for the upcoming bye-poll. KCR, who was interrupted during his speech, lost […]
Rainbow Hospitals Charged ₹700 For A Plate Of Idlies To A Patient Bill In Hyderabad
Normally a hospital gives what is loosely referred to as ‘shock treatment’ in the form of electroconvulsive therapy. Under this procedure, small bursts of electric currents are passed through the brain, intentionally triggering a brief seizure. A corporate hospital in Banjara Hills seems to have innovatively adopted a less-expensive (to the hospital) method of giving […]
The Dying Art Of ‘Nirmal Naqqash Craft’ In Telangana
The land of art and crafts, Nirmal produces various toys and paintings that serve as iconic symbols for the state of Telangana. Nirmal toys and paintings are the only ancient handmade art which has survived in the state. The origin of this art can be traced back to the 14th century, now this art is […]